with the two vertical openings on top and the rounded or U-shaped grounding opening underneath.
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That’s the orientation many of us grew up seeing.
But sometimes you’ll encounter a receptacle installed the other way around, with the grounding opening at the top.
It can look strange.
Especially if every other outlet in the house is oriented the opposite way.
But electrically, simply rotating a standard receptacle 180 degrees does not reverse the function of the
